| Wamba | |
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| King of the Visigoths | |
| Reign | 21 September 672 - 14 October 680 |
| Succession | Son of Recceswinth, he was forced by the nobility to accept the throne right after the death of his father due to his age. [1] |
| Abdication | While on the verge of death, Wamba was forced to retire from the kingship, even though he recovered, and enter a monastery. [2] |
| Predecessor | Recceswinth |
| Successor | Erwig |
| Alternative Names | Vamba (Port.) |
| Father | Recceswinth |
| Died | 688 Died of natural causes in the monastery of San Vicente, in Pampliega. [3] |
| Religion | Catholicism |
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| Preceeded by Recceswinth | King of the Visigoths 672 - 680 | Succeeded by Erwig |
Bibliography
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- Dietrich Claude, Adel, Kirche und Königtum im Westgotenreich, Sigmaringen, 1971
- Ricardo Martínez Ortega, Acerca de un comentario sobre el rey Wamba (672−680) y la Chronica Naierensis (s. XII), in Fortunatae, 1997
